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immune
(ĭ-mūnī)
being highly resistant to a disease because of the formation of humoral antibodies or the development of immunologically competent
cells, or both, or as a result of some other mechanism, as interferon activities in viral infections.
characterized by the development of humoral antibodies or cellular immunity, or both, following antigenic challenge.
produced in response to antigenic challenge, as immune serum globulin.

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